7 Things the 'Gilmore Girls' Revival Skipped Over

Gilmore Girls fans were overjoyed when news broke that Netflix would be working with Amy Sherman Palladino and her husband Dan Palladino to produce a new series of Gilmore Girls, a decade on from the disappointing seventh season that the Palladino's were unable to be a part of due to network and contract negotiations.

Although the series never intended to follow the same format as its preceding seasons, A Year in the Life comprised of four ‘mini-movies’ each lasting ninety minutes and focusing on a season, kicking off with Winter. This seemed like plenty of time to dive into the lives of Stars Hollow's residents, and yet there are many things that the show left unexplained. Though the coffee, Luke's backward baseball cap, and witty references are all back, here are seven things the revival brushed over.

Dinner at Luke’s

Remember in Winter where Rory and Lorelai sit in Luke’s for five minutes and take food to go? That’s the closest we come to a traditional breakfast or dinner at Luke’s scene.

Lane’s Story

Lane was one of the first familiar faces to make an appearance in Winter, but all she had to talk about in her first scene was that her husband Zach got a promotion and how terrible that was for him. She popped up again working at Kim’s Antiques without any prior explanation. The quick shot of her and Zach playing music in the Secret Bar and the band playing together is all we get to know about the current state of her rock 'n' roll dreams because nothing else is said or alluded to. It’s unacceptable given how disappointed fans were with how her story ended in season seven.

Lorelai and Luke Communicating

Are we really expected to believe they happily spent ten years together without discussing marriage or children? Especially given his daughter April coming into his life was what drove them apart? Even though Luke gives a great speech in Fall about staying together because of all they've been through, their issues are never resolved. Lorelai just springs it on him that they're getting married that Sunday and he agrees.

Rory Having a Career

Did the aspiring foreign correspondent only ever make it as far as London? In a ten-year writing career, the only thing she has to talk about is one New Yorker piece on Naiomi Shropshire (played by Alex Kingston, and no Doctor Who references were slipped in). She clings to this and tries to drag it out for a half a year by following up with a book proposal. What else has she been up to?

Paris and Doyle's Children’s Names

It’s a minor detail, but one the writers chose to strangely skip over. Even when Rory babysits the kids, she refers to the little girl as "the baby" whilst on the phone to Logan.

Rory and Logan’s Agreement

When we last saw Logan he was walking away from Rory with the engagement ring he offered her back in his pocket. Jump ten years later and they have a "what happens in London stays in London rule," even though he’s engaged. Given Rory's history, how was the audience meant to be okay with this scenario? And how did they meet and come to this agreement? Was he already engaged when they did? There are too many questions left unanswered.

Lorelai and Michelle Resolving Their Issues

There was meant to be a scene where Michelle agrees to stay at the Dragonfly with the expansion of the annex in Fall, but somehow that failed to make the final cut. Would it not have been better to see Lorelai still at the Dragonfly and not doing it alone as she feared?